Shloka 135
Sandhi–Vigraha in Āpada: The Mouse and the Cat (सन्धिविग्रहापदि—मूषकमार्जारसंवादः)
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कायव्यचरिते पज्चत्रिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi kāyavyacarite pañcatriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the sacred Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically the section on conduct in times of distress (Āpaddharma), in the sub-topic concerning Kāyavya’s conduct—ends the one-hundred-and-thirty-fifth chapter.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter; it frames the surrounding discourse as instruction on dharma—especially right conduct during adversity (āpaddharma), with emphasis here on bodily behavior and discipline.
The text signals the end of the 135th chapter within the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section. It functions as an editorial closure rather than a spoken verse advancing the story.